Allison Bostrom. Photo: Ashtin Paige

Triple 8 Management has promoted Allison Bostrom to Senior Vice President, Marketing.

“Allison is thorough, creative, diligent, helpful and always in excellent spirits,” shares Partner/Founder George Couri. “We’re grateful for all of her hard work and dedication to not only our clients, but also our team.

“I am so appreciative to be able to wake up every day and work somewhere like Triple 8,” adds Bostrom. “Over the years I have learned an unimaginable amount of things, grown tremendously as a person, and made lifelong friends. I can’t wait to see what the coming years will bring!”

Originally from Corvallis, Oregon, Bostrom graduated from the University of Oregon in 2014. After college, she moved to Austin where she worked at several music venues and helped market major events, including SXSW and Austin City Limits. She joined Triple 8 in May 2016 as a Marketing Assistant and was promoted to Vice President of Marketing in 2021.

Bostrom can be reached here.

Cindy Mabe, Anna Rae, Lydia Sutherland, Troy Tomlinson & Tenille Townes

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s beginner-to-intermediate songwriting camp kicked off this week with artists and industry participants including singer-songwriters Tenille Townes and Anna Rae and Founder and CEO of Joan of Arc Music Cindy Mabe. 

Songwriting camp at the museum offers aspiring songwriters ages 12-18 a week-long experience to hone their craft and learn from professionals. Each camper is paired with a professional songwriter who serves as a mentor and co-writer. Camp activities include songwriting lessons, instrumental and vocal performance technique, demo recording and Q&A sessions with guest artists and music industry professionals. Camp culminates in a showcase in the museum’s Ford Theater, where campers perform their original songs written throughout the week. This year’s campers hail from all across the country.

Initially launched in 2016 as the “Summer Songwriting Lab,” the program began with a single session serving 13 campers. It has since expanded to accommodate around 50 students each summer across two, week-long sessions in June and July. By the end of this summer, the camps will have served nearly 400 students since the program’s inception.

July’s intermediate-to-advanced camp will include CEO of Universal Music Publishing Troy Tomlinson with songwriter Lydia Sutherland. Registration for next year’s camp will open in January 2027.

Pictured (L-R): Scott Safford (Safford Motley PLC), Austen Adams (WCM), Nate Lowery (Cornman Music), Luke Stevens, Chris Owen (Cornman Music), and Christina Wiltshire (WCM). Photo: Courtesy of WCM

Singer-songwriter Luke Stevens has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville and Cornman Music.

Stevens got his start performing in the Stillwater, Oklahoma music scene. After moving to Nashville in 2021, he worked at The Listening Room while building his songwriting career and performing at respected venues like the Bluebird Cafe. Since then, he has dedicated himself fully to music. Along the way, he has collaborated with acclaimed Nashville songwriters including Mark Irwin, Adam James and Lee Thomas Miller.

“I couldn’t be more excited to have such a great team with true champions of songwriters around me at Cornman and Warner Chappell,” says Stevens. “Cornman felt like home and Chris and Nate felt like family the minute I met them. Let’s get to work!”

“Luke is a special talent,” shares Christina Wiltshire, VP, A&R, WCM Nashville. “He’s a wise, hard working, genuine, and passionate student of country music. I feel grateful to be a part of his first publishing deal because I just know he’s going to do big things in our community.”

“When I first heard Luke’s songs, I immediately took notice,” adds Chris Owen, Creative Director, Cornman Music. “His concepts and melodies are incredibly special and he’s such a student of the game. Nate Lowery and I are thrilled to work with him!”

Ward Gunther, Kashus Culpepper, Noeline Hofmann and Jacob Lapidus.

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) hosted their 2026 Whiskey Jam takeover at Fifth + Broadway’s Skydeck in Nashville on June 3.

The concert series featured performances from CAA clients Stella Lefty, Elizabeth Nichols, Tyler Braden, Kip Moore, Tyler Hubbard and Two Friends.

Dan Smyers, Jeff Krones, Shay Mooney and Rick Roskin.

Ella Fernandez, Stella Lefty, Rachel Brittain and Mary Harrington.

Stacy Vee, Elizabeth Nichols, Sabrina Sarmiento and Meredith Jones Long.

Sarah Beth Watson Stubbs, Halie Hampton Mosley, Tyler Braden, Kylen Sharpe and Matt Stubbs.

BMI’s Clay Bradley and 2026 BMI Foundation Dolly Parton Songwriters Award Winner Kaden Trev. Photo: Erika Goldring for BMI

Singer-songwriter Kaden Trev received the 2026 Dolly Parton Songwriters Award from the BMI Foundation at the Ryman & BMI Block Party in Nashville on June 4.

Kaden’s winning song “Write My Wrongs” was selected from a record-breaking 600 applicants by a panel of music industry experts. The award was presented by BMI Foundation Trustee and BMI Vice President, Creative Clay Bradley following performances by Kat Luna, Robyn Ottolini, Tyce Delk, and TRIPPP.

In 2025, Trev advanced to Hollywood Week on American Idol, expanding his audience and music industry experience. This fall, he is set to attend Middle Tennessee State University to continue studying the music business while pursuing his dream of becoming a successful country artist.

“One of my favorite things is being able to put music to emotions and experiences into words,” shares Trev. “I’m super grateful for this award. It’s been really encouraging me to keep pursuing this dream that I have, and this passion that I love so much.”

The Dolly Parton Songwriters Award is an annual, national competition open to aspiring songwriters with a prize of $10,000 for the best original song entry in the genres of Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots. Originally established in 2015 as the Nashville Songwriting Scholarship, the award was created to celebrate BMI’s 75th anniversary and pay homage to the musical epicenter and “Songwriting Capital of the World,” Nashville. In 2022, the program was revised to honor the creativity and generosity of the legendary artist Dolly Parton with an endowment from Sony Music Publishing’s Rusty Gaston as well as a contribution from country superstar Luke Combs.